Re-evaluation of waist circumference in metabolic syndrome: A comparison between Japanese men and women

Acta Medica Okayama

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 167-169

  Miyatake, Nobuyuki ^a   Wada, Jun ^b   Matsumoto, Sumiko ^a   Nishikawa, Hidetaka ^a   Makino, Hirofumi ^b   Numata, Takeyuki ^a  

^a Okayama Southern Institute of Health   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Metabolic syndrome; Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve; Sensitivity; Specificity; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WAIST HIP RATIO;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WAIST-HIP RATIO;

EID: 34447301783     PISSN: 0386300X     EISSN: 0386300X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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